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- Mexico (27255 bytes)
139: ...[Mexican Federal District|Federal District]] is a special political division in Mexico, where the national ... - History of China (45919 bytes)
7: ...y to store and redistribute crops, and to support specialist craftsmen and administrators: in short, civili...
142: ... as a time of renewed cultural blossoming: Arts, especially the porcelain industry, reached an unprecedente...
154: ...particular, small-scale industries grew up, often specializing in paper, silk, cotton, and porcelain goods....
176: ...he strict rule of hair cutting. The Manchus had a special hair style: the infamous "queue". They cut hair o...
190: ...tates, forcibly occupied "concessions" and gained special commercial privileges. [[Hong Kong]] was ceded to... - Persepolis (15450 bytes)
6: ...hout mortar, and many of them are still in situ. Especially striking are the huge pillars, of which a numbe...
42: ...at Persian Empire were laid, and Istakhr acquired special importance as the centre of priestly wisdom and o... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
15: ... example – and the Mameluke authorities put special effort into keeping the journey safe for pilgrims... - Industrial Revolution (30001 bytes)
53: ...ineering industry. Machine makers early developed special purpose machines for making parts. - China (38909 bytes)
18: ...f such claims remains politically controversial, especially where Zhongguo means PRC.
38: ...中國大陸,''zhōngguó dàlù'' in Mandarin), especially when contrasting it with other, politically dif...
47: ...ched its golden age. For a long period of time, especially between the 7th and 14th centuries, China was o...
49: ...rongly opposed and the ruler class needed to take special measures to ensure their rule and the loyalty of ...
53: ...to this conflict a number of Islamic Rebellions, especially in Central Asia, had occurred. Later, a second ... - Burundi (13403 bytes)
144: ...i/2004/0904/1.htm#_Toc81987410 Human Rights Watch special report on the August 2004 Gatumba massacre] - List of people by name: Ag (3474 bytes)
17: ...[Jack Agazarian|Agazarian, Jack]], (1916-1945), [[Special Operations Executive|SOE]] agent, WW II hero - Hatshepsut (9070 bytes)
57: * http://www.maat-ka-ra.de/ special homepage - Main Page2 (2348 bytes)
21: Visit our list of [[Special:Newpages|New Articles]] - Margaret I of Denmark (7423 bytes)
24: ...36) this was discontinued; however, to this day a special bell is being rung twice daily in commemoration o... - Denis Diderot (13048 bytes)
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42: ...ions of real and concrete motives in this or that special case. He delighted with the enthusiasm of a born ... - Elizabeth I of England (34338 bytes)
18: ...w Parker]], her mother's favourite priest, took a special interest in Elizabeth's well-being, particularly ... - Victoria of the United Kingdom (38571 bytes)
16: ...to the throne. Since the law at that time made no special provision for a child monarch, Victoria would hav...
41: ...Bridge, near [[Paddington]] (in [[London]]), in a special royal carriage provided by the [[Great Western Ra...
96: ...tory. In accordance with the Queen's request, all special public celebrations of the event were delayed unt... - Hattie Caraway (2502 bytes)
11: ...n [[December 9]], [[1931]] and was confirmed by a special election of the people on [[January 12]], [[1932]... - Tarja Halonen (6272 bytes)
36: ... the "[[Suuret Suomalaiset]]" (greatest Finns) TV special in [[2004]], the only living person to be include... - Blanche Lincoln (2886 bytes)
24: Lincoln serves on the Senate Finance Committee; Special Committee on Aging; Select Committee on Ethics; S... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
47: ...ourtesy) of the [[Hoover Institution]]. She was a specialist on the Soviet Union and gave lectures on the s...
56: ...curity Council|National Security Council]], and a Special Assistant to the President for National Security ...
58: ... [[Council on Foreign Relations]], Rice served as Special Assistant to the Director of the [[Joint Chiefs o...
83: ...adimir Putin]], visiting the country in which she specialized during her academic career and service with t...
132: * [http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2002/black.history/stories/13.rice/ Profile] fro... - Mary Robinson (21825 bytes)
73: ...o]] (the 14th [[Dalai Lama]]). She famously put a special symbolic light in her kitchen window in [[?as an ... - Debbie Stabenow (3609 bytes)
7: ..., Nutrition and Forestry]], and the [[U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging]]. She introduced the [[Medica... - Margaret Thatcher (46377 bytes)
29: ... In foreign relations, Thatcher maintained the "[[special relationship]]" with the [[United States]], and f...
31: ...s initially caused large-scale [[unemployment]], especially in the industrial heartlands of [[northern Engl...
41: ...tcher|Mark]] were born. On returning to work, she specialised in tax issues.
73: ...on]] initially rose. These moves hit businesses, especially in the [[manufacturing]] sector, and [[unemploy...
116: ...vernment's perceived mishandling of the economy (especially high [[base rate|interest rates]] of 15% which ... - Jackie Cochran (7825 bytes)
20: ...lm and Cochran personally flew it to France for a special showing at Eisenhower's headquarters. Her efforts...
22: ...reat deal of time and money to charitable works, especially with those from impoverished backgrounds like h... - Grace Hopper (7469 bytes)
16: ...ives]] which led to her promotion to Commodore by special Presidential appointment. By [[1985]] she became... - Margaret Mead (11387 bytes)
7: There has been controversy surrounding her work, especially her premiere work, ''Coming of Age in Samoa'' (...
14: ...n to discuss the problems faced by young people (especially women) as they pass through adolescence as "una...
33: ...uch cultural variation throughout Melanesia, and especially in the large island of [[New Guinea]]. Moreove... - Florence Nightingale (15657 bytes)
71: ...ject under the tutorship of her father. She had a special interest in statistics, a field in which her fath... - Billie Holiday (6766 bytes)
20: ...ne and emotional commitment made her performances special. - Sheryl Crow (8611 bytes)
29: ...s contributed many songs to movie soundtracks and special projects that were never made available elsewhere... - Tori Amos (27672 bytes)
43: ...conjunction with her husband and crew, invented a special kind of glue to bind closed portable CD players c... - Bonnie and Clyde (17385 bytes)
19: ...ming young fellow. Nobody thought it was anything special. Nobody guessed where it would lead."{{ref|knight...
77: ...death car, with the approval of [[Lee Simmons]], "Special Escape Investigator for the Texas Prison System".... - Mother Teresa (22682 bytes)
82: ...autiful... not one has died without receiving the special ticket for [[St. Peter]], as we call it. We call ... - Denise Bloch (2657 bytes)
5: ...s]], Denise Bloch was recruited to work for the [[Special Operations Executive]] (SOE). She began resistanc... - Odette Sansom (1906 bytes)
5: ...ain under Colonel [[Maurice Buckmaster]] of the [[Special Operations Executive]] and return to France to wo... - Hannah Szenes (4490 bytes)
11: ...ratrooper training in [[Egypt]] for the British [[Special Operations Executive|SOE]]. - Krystyna Skarbek (11133 bytes)
3: ...tually became a British agent months before the [[Special Operations Executive]] was founded in [[July]] [[...
30: ...ns in the [[Alps]], and by inducing non-Germans, especially conscripted Poles, in the German occupation for... - Violette Szabo (2541 bytes)
5: ... Minney]]. Her spymaster during her time in the [[Special Operations Executive]] (SOE) was [[Leopold Samuel... - Penny Marshall (1609 bytes)
24: *''[[Special Delivery (1999 film)|Special Delivery]]'' (1999) - Bette Davis (6722 bytes)
17: ...hildren with Merrill, Margot, who was confined to special education schools for most of her life due to a b... - Mia Farrow (4707 bytes)
11: ...cies that encourage adoptions and is a [[UNICEF]] Special Representative. By [[1994]], Farrow had 14 child... - Greta Garbo (9957 bytes)
38: ...zen]] of the [[United States]]. She was awarded a special Academy Award for unforgettable performances in [... - Katharine Hepburn (23170 bytes)
44: ...r an earlier Hepburn film ''[[Holiday]]'', wrote especially for her. She played spoiled socialite Tracy Lo...
50: ...ewicz]] introduced them, Hepburn, who was wearing special heels that added several inches to her lanky fram...
77: ... [[Emmy]] Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Special Program (Drama or Comedy) for ''[[Love Among the ... - Sophia Loren (9622 bytes)
13: ...gained respect as a dramatic and comedy actress, especially in Italian projects where she more freely expre...
17: ...or)|Richard Burton]] and [[Ettore Scola]]'s ''[[A Special Day]]'' with Mastroianni.
120: *''[[A Special Day]]'' (1977) - Julie Andrews (8700 bytes)
11: ...accorded her TV work was for her [[variety show]] specials with [[Carol Burnett]]. In [[1983]], she was cho...
71: *''[[One Special Night]]'' ([[1999]]) - Nadia Comaneci (5337 bytes)
23: ...hair of the Board Of Directors of International [[Special Olympics]], the Honorary President of Romanian Gy... - Carnation (3475 bytes)
26: Carnations are often worn on special occasions, especially [[Mother's Day]] and weddings. They were known ... - Iris (plant) (13374 bytes)
41: The iris flower is of special interest as an example of the relation between fl... - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
54: ...m is a fixed guide wheel. All of these parts have specially shaped blades to control the flow of oil.
82: These are special locomotives that can either operate as an [[elect...
86: ...maglev). These electrically powered trains have a special open motor which floats the train above the rail ... - Testicle (6183 bytes)
23: Between the seminiferous tubules are special cells called [[interstitial|interstitial cells]]
48: * [[castration]] in general use, especially when done for the benefit of others than the su... - Nose (3059 bytes)
10: Due to the special nature of the blood supply to the human nose and ... - Skull (7027 bytes)
102: ...amed for the bones they articulate, but some have special names of their own. - Pituitary gland (3020 bytes)
7: ...RH, which travel to the anterior lobe by way of a special capillary system from the hypothalamus, down the ... - Peritoneum (3904 bytes)
57: ...of [[dialysis]], the '''peritoneal dialysis''', a special solution is run through a tube into the peritonea... - Anatomy (6382 bytes)
6: ...e animal only, in which case it is spoken of as ''special anatomy''.
8: ...y of [[human]]s is the most important division of special anatomy, and this human anatomy may be approached...
12: ...complete masters of all its details; most of them specialize on certain parts, such as the brain or viscera...
19: ...mal anatomy, applied to various purposes, receive special names such as medical, surgical, gynaecological, ... - Chromosome (12667 bytes)
5: ...m the centromere. The ends of the chromosomes are special structures called ''[[telomere]]s''. DNA replicat...
127: ...ke many sexually reproducing species, humans have special [[XY sex-determination system|gonosomes]] (sex ch... - Hymenoptera (2532 bytes)
17: Females typically have a special [[ovipositor]] for inserting into hosts or otherw...
19: ...ex locus and develop as a male instead. This is especially likely to occur in an individual whose parents ... - Bee (11175 bytes)
29: ...ging and groom themselves to pack the pollen into specialized [[pollen basket]]s which are on the legs of h...
51: ...zontal brood cells of the [[honeycomb]]. They are specially constructed to be much larger, and have a verti...
71: Honeybees use [[pheromone (honey bee)|special pheromones]], or chemical communication, for almo... - Flowering plant (29088 bytes)
12: ...nt]]s, comprising those that produce [[seed]]s in specialized reproductive [[organ (anatomy)|organ]]s calle...
58: ...and functions to protect the rest of the flower, especially in the bud. The inner series (corolla of petal...
72: ...en develop, where perhaps no endosperm is formed, special absorptive "suspensor roots" which invest the dev... - Symbiosis (4279 bytes)
15: ...ne protect the anemone fish from its predators (a special mucus on the anemone fish protects it from the st... - Scientific revolution (17675 bytes)
72: ...terary critics who hold this point of view have a special (and some would claim, mistaken), definition of w... - Glass (26176 bytes)
30: ...it|?F]]), and while it can be made into glass for special applications (see [[fused quartz]]), two other su... - Heraldry (23465 bytes)
137: Special charges known as "differences" may distinguish ot...
160: ...her decorations. These items are often granted as special honours by the sovereign. - Bookbinding (7761 bytes)
65: ... untrimmed or incompletely trimmed, and may be of special interest to [[book collecting|book collectors]]. - Calligraphy (20084 bytes)
159: ... famous calligraphers were influenced by Morris, especially Edward Johnston, Eric Gill and others.
161: ...n various media since the [[1970s]]. Graffiti is especially associated with [[Hip hop|hip-hop]], being one ... - Minuscule (2323 bytes)
13: ...n text, with majuscules reserved for emphasis and special contexts. - Illuminated manuscript (5973 bytes)
3: ... manuscripts are of a religious nature. However, especially from [[13th century]] onward, an increasing num...
13: ...ly process. As such, it was usually reserved for special books: an altar Bible, for example. Wealthy peop...
16: ...eets of [[vellum parchment|vellum]], animal hides specially prepared for writing, were cut down to the appr...
18: ...sive scripts such as [[Uncial]] and half-Uncial, especially in the [[British Isles]], where distinctive scr... - Blast furnace (4721 bytes)
23: ...e by forcing a jet of high-pressure oxygen into a special rotating container containing the pig iron. Some... - Dye (6033 bytes)
17: ...comprise some 30% of dyes used for wool, and are especially useful for black and navy shades. The mordant, ...
38: ...n their mode of use, is [[food dye]]s. This is a special class of dye, and have characteristically very hi... - Silk (8683 bytes)
30: ...kers to France to create a French silk industry, especially in [[Lyon]]. The [[French Revolution]] interrup...
46: ...[artillery]] [[gunpowder]] bags. Silk undergoes a special manufacturing process to make it adequate for its... - Tapestry (2919 bytes)
10: ...nother. In [[church]]es, it could be displayed on special occasions.
21: ...rance]] was a thriving textile town. The industry specialised in fine wool tapestries which were sold to de... - Woodworking (12397 bytes)
44: ...rosting: regular indented patterns created with a special-purpose punch called a froster
84: ...cabinets, shelving and furniture; a craftsman who specializes in the making of fine furniture. Implies a ve...
93: *[[bodger]] – Now archaic, a wood-turner specializing making furniture and [[treen]]. Also a corr...
95: ... as marquetry or turning, while others refer to a specialized product such as the cooper or wheelwright. - Marco Polo (6716 bytes)
23: ...pite the fact that he claimed to have served as a special emissary for [[Kublai Khan]]—which is puzzl...
34: ...ncluding [[ice cream]], [[pizza]] and [[pasta]], especially [[spaghetti]]. However, these legends are highl... - Gondola (997 bytes)
17: ...the car of an [[airship]], [[hot-air balloon]] or special kind of a bicycle. - United Nations (29685 bytes)
91: The member countries of the UN and its specialized agencies — the "stakeholders" of the sy...
102: ...s. The regular two-year budgets of the UN and its specialized agencies are funded by assessments. In the ca...
108: Special UN programmes not included in the regular budget ...
119: ...nd is a major provider of reproducitive services especially in poor countries. It has helped reduce infant ...
120: ...ions in the battle against AIDS around the world especially in poor countries. - Bassoon (11661 bytes)
20: ...w A at the bottom of the range is possible with a special extension to the instrument ({{Audio|Bassoon-tech... - Flora (plants) (3124 bytes)
3: ... plant life occurring in an area or time period, especially the naturally occurring or indigenous plant lif...
9: ...ssil flora''. Lastly, floras may be subdivided by special environments:
18: ...or politically defined. They usually require some specialist botanic knowledge to use with any effectivenes... - Vertical flute (689 bytes)
1: ...ally, the transverse flute. The vertical flute is specially designed to be played in an upright position. T... - Recorder (12954 bytes)
9: ... uncommon historically and are still found today especially the Tenor in D known as a voice flute. The norm...
11: ...strument, typically by using one's upper leg or a special bell key. Basically, a recorder is a [[diatonic]]... - Slide whistle (1974 bytes)
5: ...nally used in [[popular music]] and [[jazz]] as a special effect. [[Louis Armstrong]] switched over from hi... - Conch (4541 bytes)
45: ...od of Preservation, [[Vishnu]], is said to hold a special conch, Panchajanya, that represents life as it ha... - Didgeridoo (7516 bytes)
7: ...s and businesses have been quick to exploit these special names for generic tourist-oriented instruments.
15: ... Australia are typically made from [[hardwood]]s especially various [[eucalyptus]] species that are [[endem...
24: ...vibrating lips to produce the drone while using a special breathing technique called [[circular breathing]]... - Horn (instrument) (19243 bytes)
25: === Specialized horns ===
26: ... are of the F/B-flat double horn variety, various special-purpose instruments are available (usually at a v...
50: ...lly closing off the bell with the right hand or a special stopping mute. This results in a somewhat nasal s...
67: ...nd enough so that the pitch drops 1/2 step, but, especially in the middle register, this is not closed as t...
69: ...s a source of much confusion to younger players, especially ones whose hands are not big enough to close th... - Accordion (10069 bytes)
31: A special key layout was patented on [[January 14]], [[1854...
63: ...f up to two octaves using only one hand, this is especially important for pieces that include more than two... - Harmonica (21752 bytes)
85: ...large holes like the Hohner Golden Melody, Hohner Special 20 and Lee Oskar and then press the reed closer t...
89: ...dian on a C Major harmonica). Harmonica players (especially blues players) have developed a set of terminol...
97: ====Special tuned harmonicas====
99: ...e can be played from 6 blow to 9 blow). Lee-Oskar special tunes harmonicas to allow players to play a natur...
127: ...ndable, and holes 8 through 14 are blow bendable. Special attention to the extra holes 11 - 14 where the be... - Banjo (6143 bytes)
20: ...ee quarters the length of the rest. This presents special problems for using a [[capo]] to change the [[pit...
24: ...anjo [[ukulele]]'' or ''banjolele''. These were especially popular in the early decades of the twentieth c... - Franklin Pierce (19017 bytes)
60: ...ured [[United Kingdom|Britain]] to relinquish its special interests along part of the [[Central America]]n ... - Grover Cleveland (20963 bytes)
46: ...ad ideas. He vigorously pursued a policy barring special favors to any economic group. Vetoing a bill to a... - Mediterranean Sea (9773 bytes)
21: ...enerally one of wet winters and hot, dry summers. Special crops of the region are [[olive]]s, [[grape]]s, [... - Igneous rock (11419 bytes)
17: * in some special circumstances they host important mineral deposit... - Africa (35389 bytes)
73: ...vive. The spread of [[disease]] is also rampant, especially the spread of the [[Human Immunodeficiency Viru...
101: ...tern world|West]], a large minority of Africans, especially in the northern and southern portions of the co...
109: ...us of European-descended settlers out of Africa, especially in Algeria, Kenya, and Rhodesia (now [[Zimbabwe...
249: ...ca05/0,15756,1399090,00.html Guardian Unlimited - Special Report: Hear Africa 05] - Europe (23835 bytes)
46: ... trend. [[Iceland]] and the [[British Isles]] are special cases. The former is a land unto itself in the no...
63: ...rasian lynx]], European [[wild cat]], [[fox]]es (especially the [[red fox]]), [[jackal]] and different spec... - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
86: * [[Hong Kong]], [[Special Administrative Region|SAR]], [[People's Republic ...
99: * [[Macau]], [[Special Administrative Region|SAR]], [[People's Republic ... - Ghana (10910 bytes)
143: ...e wearer. Each symbol woven into the cloth has a special meaning within Ghanaian culture. - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
269: ...ia2000/0,2759,181415,00.html Guardian Unlimited - Special Report: Ethiopia 2000] - Jordan (20715 bytes)
69: ...nt Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan. It ended its special defense treaty relationship with the United Kingd...
90: ... of courts--[[civil court|civil]], religious, and special. Administratively, Jordan is divided into eight [...
132: ...wth sectors. The low tax and low regulation Aqaba Special Economic Zone (ASEZ) is considered a model of a g...
146: ...alks. Jordan belongs to the UN and several of its specialized and related agencies, including the World Tra... - Andorra (11532 bytes)
115: ...ll member of the [[European Union]], but enjoys a special relationship with it, such as being treated as an... - Turkey (41694 bytes)
88: ...Ministry of Justice's permission, in which case a special task force of justice experts and senior judges i...
258: ...n 1999. Several major new pipelines are planned, especially the [[Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline]] for Caspia... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
70: ...na Manandafy]], anchored this movement which was especially strong in [[Antananarivo]] and the surrounding ...
84: ...with appointed PDSs ([[Presidents des Delegations Speciales]]). Subsequent legislation established a struct...
109: ...alomanana, replaced the provincial governments by special delegations, appointed by the president. This eff...
174: ...]], [[poverty]] levels remained stubbornly high, especially in rural areas. A six-month political crisis tr...
190: ...Comoros]]. Active relationships with [[Europe]], especially [[France]], [[Germany]], and [[Switzerland]], a... - Greece (54754 bytes)
1: ...rich history during which its culture has proven especially influential in [[Europe]], [[Asia]] and [[Afric...
52: ...istory during which its culture has proven to be especially influential in [[Europe]], [[Northern Africa]] ...
87: ...lligentsia migrate to [[Western Europe]] — especially to Italy — and contribute to the advent o...
90: ...ksburg|House of Oldenburg]]. During the 19th and especially the early [[20th century|20th]] centuries, in a...
104: ...of starvation. The winter of 1941–1942 was especially brutal, as the occupying forces carried out a c... - People's Republic of China (40848 bytes)
6: ...sometimes also referred to as "'''Red China'''", especially by its political opponents and critics, in refe...
17: ...ts and observers as well as many Chinese people, especially the emergent middle class and more liberal-mind...
44: .... The CPC cooperates with these parties through a special conference, called the [[Chinese People's Politic...
61: ...oslav government. Although the U.S. dispatched a special envoy to China to explain the error, the Chinese ...
92: ...6758;市) for China's largest cities and 2 [[Special Administrative Region]]s (SAR) (特别&... - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
99: ...urity Council]], recalling previous resolutions, especially 525 ([[1978]]), 520 ([[1982]]) and 1553 (July [...
112: ...tedly leaked information from the United Nations' special investigation report that the Lebanese authoritie...
236: ...rench; however, English has become very popular, especially among university students. The country is not o...
313: ...://www.guardian.co.uk/syria/ Guardian Unlimited - Special Report: Syria and Lebanon] includes ongoing cover... - Germany (46412 bytes)
121: ...esrat (Germany)|Bundesrat]] blocking each other, especially with majorities differing in the two bodies, ma...
126: ...ndividual federated states. There are a series of specialist supreme courts; for civil and criminal cases t...
218: ...ins the persistently high [[unemployment]] rate, especially in the eastern [[States of Germany|states]], an...
264: ...ge, stable and loyal to the constitution, can get special status from the state as a "corporation under pub... - Switzerland (22270 bytes)
57: ...''Sonderbundskrieg''). Its immediate cause was a 'special treaty' (''[[Sonderbund]]'') of the Catholic cant...
82: ...om the seven. During a one year term, she assumes special representative functions. - South Africa (40100 bytes)
114: ...economic problems remain from the apartheid era, especially the problems of poverty and lack of [[Black Eco...
154: ...ie]], who launched to fame with her song "Weekend Special", which was sung in English. More famous traditio...
160: ...culture rather than black South African culture, especially [[Afrikaans]]-speaking Coloured people whose [[...
164: Crime is a major problem in South Africa, especially [[Crime in South Africa|violent crime]]. Accord... - Argentina (30219 bytes)
59: ...ho worked to develop Argentina's resources—especially the western pampas—came from throughout E...
65: ...mergency decrees, including the implementation of special executive authority to deal with violence. This a...
126: ...n immigrants to Argentina (coming in great waves especially around the First and the Second World Wars) set...
177: ...ussia]], [[Ukraine]] and the [[Balkans]] region (especially [[Croatia]] and [[Serbia]]) and others. Small n... - Tanzania (17411 bytes)
74: ...esentatives to participate in the Parliament, the special women's seats which are made up of 20% of the sea...
76: ... May 2002, the government increased the number of special seats allocated to women from 10 to 15, which wil... - East Timor (13677 bytes)
66: ...eturned. This successful UN effort was headed by Special Representative of the Secretary-General, [[S鲧io...
86: ...ned, but was used by the clandestine resistance, especially in communicating with the outside world. The la... - Republic of Ireland (25543 bytes)
168: ...adherence among Irish Catholics. In [[1972]] the "special position" of the Catholic Church in Ireland was d... - Zimbabwe (16088 bytes)
162: ...abwe/0,2759,181131,00.html Guardian Unlimited - ''Special Report: Zimbabwe''] - Cuba (25106 bytes)
12: ...ore than fifteen-hundred Cuban patriots, and U.S. Special Forces landing at Playa Giron (Bay of Pigs)on Apr...
18: ...-year subsidy, the Cuban government called for "a special period" of recovery. Despite being denied access ...
41: Cuba is divided into 14 provinces, and one special municipality (the [[Isla de la Juventud]]). - Finland (29511 bytes)
51: ...o be important parts of the subsistence economy, especially in the northern and eastern parts of the countr...
82: ...In addition to the regular courts, there is a few special courts in certain branches of administration and ...
123: ...od, metals, engineering, [[telecommunication]]s (especially [[Nokia]]), and electronics industries. Trade i...
184: ...a main holiday and they are preceded by a kind of special Saturdays. - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
115: ...rthodox and educated urban dwellers of [[Sindh]], specially [[Karachi]], now known as [[MQM]].
397: ...ck meat, chicken, powdered milk, wheat, seafood (especially shrimp/prawns), vegetables, processed food item...
459: ...y coloured [[shalwar Kameez]] with embroidery for special ocassions such as weddings while men often wear t...
479: ...s with their roots by travelling to Pakistan and especially by returning or investing there.
493: ...million strong middle class. [[Karachi]] city is especially known for the great contrast in shopping experi... - Indonesia (12958 bytes)
82: ...ntly, Indonesia has 33 provinces (of those, 2 are special territories and 1 capital city territory). The p...
115: The special territories (''daerah istimewa'') are [[Aceh]] (o... - Israel (51605 bytes)
60: ...d Land]]. As a result, the Land of Israel holds a special place in Jewish religious obligations and Judaism...
98: ...asus belli]]'', and launched an attack on Egypt, especially the Egyptian Air Force. Hostilities came to inc...
150: ...pecially by "[[Basic Laws of Israel]]", which are special laws (currently there are 15 of them), by the Kne...
156: ...n under Kashrut laws) due to its popular demand (especially after the waves of Russian immigration in the 1...
167: ...er of political parties, many of whom run on very specialized platforms, often advocating the tenets of par... - Sudan (18856 bytes)
181: ...an/0,14658,1235601,00.html Guardian Unlimited - ''Special Report: Sudan''] - Rwanda (10946 bytes)
134: ...da/0,14451,1183763,00.html Guardian Unlimited - ''Special Report: Rwanda''] - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (8955 bytes)
76: ...cent and the Grenadines Police Force]] includes a Special Service Unit. - Democratic Republic of the Congo (21095 bytes)
86: ...[[1999]]; nevertheless, fighting continues apace especially in the eastern part of the country, financed by...
193: ...ngo/0,12292,765616,00.html Guardian Unlimited - ''Special Report: Congo''] - Ukraine (22193 bytes)
72: ...' by other Europeans (Poles, Germans, and Turks, especially).
80: ...her than turn them over to the collective farms, especially in Ukraine, with the result that livestock reso...
109: ...([[Crimea]]). Additionally, two [[cities]] have a special legal status.
158: ... depends on [[Russia]] for most energy supplies, especially [[natural gas]], although lately it has been tr...
174: ...Ukrainian schools are de-facto Russian-speaking, especially in the East and South. Russian continues to be ... - Bolivia (30115 bytes)
91: ...ment, President Banzer launched a policy of using special police units to physically eradicate the illegal ...
152: ...have locked into place market-oriented policies, especially in the hydrocarbon and telecommunication sector... - Malawi (22306 bytes)
63: ...wi's newly written constitution (1995) eliminated special powers previously reserved for the Malawi Congres...
72: ...ferent geographical districts, as well as various special interest groups, such as women, youth, and the di...
116: ...anizations: [[United Nations|UN]] and some of its specialized and related agencies (i.e. UNCTAD, UNESCO, UN... - Zambia (24496 bytes)
83: ... immunity from prosecution. Mwanawasa appointed a special Task Force to investigate and prosecute corrupt o...
121: ...l defence. The HIV/AIDS epidemic has hit the ZDF especially hard. - Spain (36498 bytes)
112: ... this system, since some autonomous governments (especially those dominated by nationalist parties) are see...
155: ...ough not officially historic communities, enjoy a special status. - Flag of Texas (2443 bytes)
14: ...[urban legend]] maintains that Texas negotiated a special agreement with the United States on becoming a st... - Fossil (5231 bytes)
23: ...fossils. The youngest fossils, except for certain special cases like freezing or preservation in [[tar]] pi... - Honey (11666 bytes)
29: ...from [[New Zealand]] is said by some to have more special healing properties than other honeys, therefore s...
35: ...vailable honey is blended. Monofloral honeys are especially valuable on the market. New Zealand is a major ... - Culture of China (15738 bytes)
34: ...et, they were also popular around the globe, and especially in the [[United States]]. This reached its zeni...
78: Especially beginning in the late 1980's and early 1990's, ...
183: ...returned to the People's Republic of China as a [[Special Administrative Region]] which allows it to thrive... - Ant (13019 bytes)
17: ...r blue in some species. Some species have wings, especially during mating flights
79: ... belong to. Of special note, the queen produces a special pheromone without which the workers will begin ra...
81: ...sometimes injecting chemicals into the target. Of special note here is [[formic acid]]. - Mummy (16225 bytes)
29: ...of the [[nose]] with a [[chisel]] and inserting a special hook up the nostrils and into the skull.
87: ... The Egyptian city of [[Luxor]] is also home to a specialised [[Mummification Museum]]. The mummified rema... - Barge (1987 bytes)
12: *[[Railcar barge]] (with tracks and using special loading/offloading facilities such as a [[Ferry s... - Luxor (8772 bytes)
28: ...en by just open eyes. The spirit of Thebes sent a special convocation to Christian monks, who found it inte... - Isis (20790 bytes)
27: ... healers and midwives, and were said to have many special powers, including dream interpretation and the ab...
70: ...entral role in Egyptian magic spells and ritual, especially those of [[protection]] and [[healing]]. In man...
92: ... to the [[Blessed Virgin Mary|Virgin Mary]], and especially her relationship with her son, [[Jesus]]. There... - Hathor (11883 bytes)
14: ... named by their different titles, were considered special if gathered together. These ''Seven Hathors'', in... - Arkansas (11679 bytes)
50: ...ad been elected lieutenant governor in a [[1993]] special election, ascended to the governor's office when ... - California (63989 bytes)
309: ...f high levels of immigration from Latin America, especially Mexico, and higher birth rates among the Hispan...
488: ...hool students, while carrying out some research, especially in applied sciences. Lower-division course cre...
494: ...es and universities, including many religious and special-purpose institutions. This leads to many unique ... - Indiana (20194 bytes)
69: ...egg production, and specialty horticulture occur. Specialty crops include melons ( southern Wabash Valley),...
75: ...]], and after the attack of September 11, 2001, a special effort was made by the mining industry of Indiana... - Texas (39610 bytes)
52: ...istorically had a "larger than life" reputation, especially in [[Western Film|cowboy films]].
57: ...xas]], and more similarities with the Southwest, especially Mexico and New Mexico, in [[West Texas]] and [[...
149: ...can veto bills passed by the Legislature and call special sessions of the Legislature. He or she also appo...
269: ... American|Asian]] population in Texas has grown, especially in [[Houston]] and in [[Dallas]]. People from [...
553: ...ivision|Texas Rangers]] continue today to provide special law enforcement services to the state. - North Dakota (14827 bytes)
57: ...day regular session in odd-numbered years, and in special session if summoned by the governor. See also: ... - Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
250: ...ural fire departments, rural water districts, and special use districts. - Minnesota (26682 bytes)
78: The state has two special courts created by state law as executive-branch a... - New Jersey (35646 bytes)
76: ... the mountainous northwestern part of the state, especially [[Sussex County]] and [[Morris County]] and [[W...
159: ... running radio show was founded by two Jerseyans, Special K (Kevin Bonners) and Teddy Ted (Ted Whiting) of ... - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
96: ...ded in [[1949]], carried out nuclear research and special weapons development at [[Kirtland Air Force Base]...
162: ... onions, potatoes, and dairy products. New Mexico specialty crops include [[pinut]]s, [[pinto bean]]s, ... - Aberration (558 bytes)
1: ...'errare,'' to wander), a deviation or wandering, especially used in the figurative sense as:
5: # In [[optics]], the word has two special applications: - Agathocles (2843 bytes)
22: ... xxi., xxii. (follows generally Timaeus who had a special grudge against Agathocles) - Alexander of Greece (rhetorician) (612 bytes)
1: ...tion to general treatises on rhetoric, he wrote a special work, ''Peri ton tes dianoias kai tes lexeos sche... - Ammonius Hermiae (1773 bytes)
6: .... Busse's ''Commentaria in Aristot. Graeca''. The special section on fate was published separately by J. C.... - Pythagoras (10747 bytes)
31: ...ury BC]]. [[India]]n mathematicians were aware of special cases (at least) of the theorem as early as the [... - Dinosaur (35313 bytes)
18: ...culture, and have remained consistently popular, especially among children. They have been featured in best...
116: ...r environments through sheer size rather than any special adaptations like those of birds and mammals.
131: ...a dinosaur. When laying eggs, female birds have a special type of bone, called a [[medullary bone]], that g...
169: ...rrent "hotspots" include southern South America (especially [[Argentina]]) and [[China]], which has produce...
175: ... long captured the public mind, and children are especially fascinated with them. This is evidenced by the... - Women's suffrage (11832 bytes)
43: ...eral elections of 1920, so the President called a special session of Congress, and a bill introducing the a... - Human anatomy (3860 bytes)
1: '''Human anatomy''' or '''anthropotomy''' is a special field within [[anatomy]]. It studies organs and ... - Asteroid (24334 bytes)
111: ===Special naming rules=== - Time zone (34024 bytes)
169: ...es Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7) ''with DST'' by special legal exemption - Holiday (7753 bytes)
1: ...The word has evolved in general usage to mean any special day.
3: ...ty. In the United States, a holiday can also be a special day on which school and/or offices are closed suc...
83: *[[Aashurah]] (especially in [[Shi'a Islam]]) - Dictionary (22415 bytes)
10: ==Special-purpose dictionaries==
16: ===Specialized dictionaries===
17: ...hey attempt to cover only a limited number of the specialized vocabulary concerned. Generally, multi-field ...
20: In East Asian languages, a dictionary specialized in [[Chinese character|Han (Chinese) characte...
23: ...ary]], an alphabetical list of defined terms in a specialized field, such as medicine or science. The simpl... - Writing system (16928 bytes)
83: ...markings for vowels as well, but only use them in special contexts, such as for teaching. Many scripts deri... - List of reference tables (55289 bytes)
16: ...ts_of_P|5,]] [[Special:Allpages/List_of_U|6,]] [[Special:Allpages/List_of_ar|7]]
17: ...ecial:Allpages/List_of_people_by_name:_Zz|12,]] [[Special:Allpages/List_of_television|13]]
18: *Lists of...: [[Special:Allpages/Lists of|1]]
19: *Table of...: [[Special:Allpages/Table of|1]] - Astronaut (7339 bytes)
28: ...] in [[1988]]. Several more international payload specialist were selected for the Space Shuttle, and also ...
32: ... backgrounds. U.S. military astronauts receive a special qualification badge, known as the [[Astronaut Bad... - History of science (41710 bytes)
23: ...iquity]], made countless observations of nature, especially the [[habit]]s and [[Abstraction|attributes]] o...
78: ...me]], on which both [[Newtonian mechanics]] and [[special relativity]] depended, could not exist. In [[1925...
142: ...nd prediction of valid [[semantics]]. Additional specialties such as [[sociolinguistics]], [[cognitive lin...
167: ...itative]] analyses. This microlevel approach was especially an important aspect of early American sociology...
179: ... the nature and limits of computation. Fields of specialization include [[computability]], [[Computational... - Earth science (5396 bytes)
2: ...planet [[Earth (planet)|Earth]]. It is arguably a special case in [[planetary science]], being the only kno...
14: ...ated by biological and geological processes, and especially their distribution and fluxes between ''reservo... - Meteorology (19082 bytes)
48: ...her modification may lead to political tensions. Especially in the [[Middle East]], the possibility of wars...
50: ...rise]] must be disseminated and misinformation by special-interest groups countered. Particularly in Europe... - Anemometer (11426 bytes)
21: ...s on which the action depends are very small, and special means are required to register them, but in the o... - Electronic musical instrument (4501 bytes)
20: ...r Hammonds used the [[Leslie speaker]] to achieve special modulation effects, and the resulting [[Hammond o... - Macau (16856 bytes)
40: ... of China]] in [[1999]], and it is now run as a [[Special Administrative Region]] of the PRC. Residents of ...
71: ...au a [[Special Administrative Region]]. The Macau Special Administrative Region finally came into being on ...
100: ...t River) on the west. It borders the [[Zhuhai]] [[Special Economic Zone]] in [[mainland China]].
132: ...The lotus is always used as a symbol of the Macau Special Administrative Region. - American football (39287 bytes)
113: ==Specialized units and players==
114: ...sive unit]], [[defensive team|defensive unit]], [[special team]]s, [[lineman (football)|linemen]], [[Americ...
158: ...rarely one or more spectators—deemed to be especially objectionable by the game officials, or by rule...
159: ...player is out of bounds. Repeated infractions or especially severe fouls may result in the player's ejectio...
207: Instances of heat-related death, especially during professional practice sessions, have be... - Medieval music (31843 bytes)
14: ... late development, reconstruction of this music, especially before the [[12th century]], is currently subje...
19: ...uld be composed primarily in perfect tempus, with special effects created by sections of imperfect tempus; ...
67: ...uring the Notre Dame period out of the clausula, especially the form using multiple voices as elaborated by...
91: ...een Middle Ages and Renaissance is a blurry one, especially considering arts as different as music and pain...
100: ...d to all of the music of the fourteenth century, especially to include the secular music in Italy. There t... - Medieval literature (14207 bytes)
30: ...ly love]]" became important in the 11th century, especially in the [[Romance languages]] (in the [[French l...
34: ...te the importance of [[pilgrimage|pilgrimages]], especially to [[Santiago de Compostela]], in medieval time...
46: ...ry]] is so prominent in this period as to deserve special mention. Much of medieval literature relied on a... - Castle (27805 bytes)
65: ...erected by [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]], especially those at Deal, Sandown and Walmer (c. [[1540]])...
75: ... the barons, should be immediately destroyed. And special stress was laid on this in the writs addressed to... - Thomas Edison (20653 bytes)
66: ...people could watch short, simple films. This was especially important to Thomas Edison because he had been ...
95: * [[Edward H. Johnson]] had light bulbs specially made, hand-wired, and displayed at his home on ...
100: ''[[Life magazine]]'' (USA), in a special double issue, placed Edison first in the "100 Mos... - American Revolution (17069 bytes)
80: ...separation of church and state]], which ended the special privileges of the [[Anglican]] Church in the Sout... - Caste (32815 bytes)
3: ...en]] (specialization in reproduction) and worker (specialization in food gathering).
84: ... certain number of distinct priestly offices with special duties attached to them. While this shows clearly...
88: ...t of the conquering people, the pious Aryas, and especially the class habitually engaged in acts of worship...
110: ...ress it. To marry a woman of a higher caste, and especially of a caste not immediately above one's own, is,...
133: ... was kind, loving, was the society's storehouse (especially when scriptures were memorized) of the ancient ... - Cell (biology) (28190 bytes)
11: ...s, convert these nutrients into energy, carry out specialized functions, and reproduce as necessary. Each ...
23: ..., to '''multicellular''' forms in which cells are specialized. 220 types of cells and tissues make up the m...
63: ...", called [[organelle]]s, that are adapted and/or specialized for carrying out one or more vital functions....
65: ...cessing, DNA is [[transcribed]], or copied into a special RNA, called mRNA. This mRNA is then transported o...
138: ...ls, colonies, higher multicellular organisms with specialized cells - Microscope (8708 bytes)
34: ...e light passing through the sample from below and special techniques are usually necessary to increase the ...
44: === Special designs === - Mitochondrion (10103 bytes)
20: ...mpermeable; almost all ions and molecules require special membrane transporters to enter or exit the matrix... - Peroxisome (2015 bytes)
7: ...]]. Each enzyme transferred to a peroxisome has a special sequence at one end of the protein, called a PTS ... - American Civil War (47733 bytes)
75: ...ion: slave labor. A small class of slave barons, especially cotton planters, dominated the politics and soc...
91: ...forces. Once the election returns were certain, a special South Carolina convention declared "that the Unio...
325: ...l of the bond the southern states share; others, especially black Americans, disagree. - Great Depression (16069 bytes)
38: ...xpenditures, given the war effort. Even given the special circumstances of war mobilization, New Deal polic... - World War II (58065 bytes)
70: ...he Wehrmacht forces were eventually ground down; especially after [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] diverted the armo...
143: ... The aim was to make Egypt an Italian posession, especially the vital [[Suez Canal]]. British, [[British In...
174: ...ration stamps to get food. Sugar and coffee were especially hard to get, and gasoline was also rationed, as...
184: ...[[Nazi]] [[concentration camps]]. Most camps were specialized into variously [[unfree labour|forced labour]...
197: ...ic region]]. Such a trial for Allied war crimes, especially Soviet war crimes, has not taken place.During t... - Vietnam War (102682 bytes)
125: ... advisors to the South Vietnamese army, to use of special forces for [[commando]]-style operations, to intr...
129: ...ial to US prestige threatened by Soviet actions, especially in [[Cuba]], but also in Europe and elsewhere. ...
185: ...his lethal air defense zone the Americans adopted special tactics. Large-scale raids were assigned support ...
353: Virtually every Vietnamese, especially South Vietnamese, was affected by the war, havi...
375: ...key time in the lives of many younger Americans, especially the so-called [[baby boom]] generation. For pro... - Civil rights (27169 bytes)
79: ...[Catholic]] membership demanded the repeal of the Special Powers Acts of 1922, 1933, and 1943, and an end t... - Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War (11837 bytes)
107: + Once the election returns were certain, a special [[South Carolina]] convention declared on [[Decem... - History of the United States (1918-1945) (54688 bytes)
60: ...low them to pay off what they owed. Small banks, especially those tied to the agricultural economy, were in...
101: ...anks for four days until Congress could meet in a special session. Ordinarily, such an action would cause w...
171: ...oups, but did little or nothing for many others, especially blacks, sharecroppers, and the urban poor.
177: ...e groups marginalized in the New Deal coalition, especially racial and ethnic minorities.
209: ...f course, had little choice now. Even granted the special circumstances of war mobilization, it seemed to w... - Ohio (19444 bytes)
82: ...w significant it is in manufacturing because Ohio specializes in producers goods ( goods used to make other...
86: ...paradise for boaters, fishermen, and swimmers. Of special historical interest are the [[Native American]] a... - Thunderstorm (7337 bytes)
19: ...thunderstorms which move across the landscape. A special case of this is the ''[[squall line]]'', which us... - Evolution (27661 bytes)
109: ...population (generally abbreviated as N). This is especially important in small mating populations, where ch...
127: ..., it generally includes scientists who may have a specialist training in particular [[organism]]s such as [...
155: ...plications (''e.g.'' its implied rejection of the special creation of humans described in the [[Bible]]). I... - Venus (planet) (31010 bytes)
36: ...bat'' or ''Dil-i-pat''; in [[Akkad]]ia it was the special star of the mother-god ''[[Ishtar]]''; and in [[C... - Barbecue (24807 bytes)
4: ...becue may be cooked in large brick or metal ovens specially designed for that purpose.
31: ...ever seafood barbecuing is increasingly popular, especially as an outdoor [[Christmas]] meal, more luxuriou...
37: ...on short trips to the [[Hong Kong Country Parks & Special Areas|countryside]]. These are invariably coal-fi...
69: ...s in the state. Mutton is one of the most notable specialties in most of Western Kentucky, where there were...
72: Beef is the dominant meat for barbecue especially in St. Louis and the Ozarks. Often the beef is... - Colonial America (32872 bytes)
58: ...racy]] either--Congregationalist ministers had no special powers in the government. On the other hand, by c...
114: ...r the meaning of some of these political ideals, especially [[political representation]], that led to the [... - Sundial (16148 bytes)
97: In recent times, U.S. Special Forces have taken to engraving a simple sundial o... - Skyscraper (12706 bytes)
11: ...are laterally supported by these skeletal frames. Special consideration must also be given for wind loads. - Morse code (33777 bytes)
2: ...obsolete, although it is still employed for a few specialized purposes, including navigational [[radio beac...
19: ...ver, the code was expanded to include letters and special characters, so it could be used for more complete...
150: === Special symbols (prosigns) ===
152: ...ural signals'' are dot/dash sequences that have a special meaning. They can often be viewed as if they were...
600: [[Contesters]] often use a very specialized and even shorter format for their contacts. T... - Metronome (3057 bytes)
12: ...ntervals within each measure, and then there is a special metallic "ching" sound to mark off the beginning ... - Geologic fault (2738 bytes)
19: ...al motion are also known as ''dextral'' faults. A special class of strike-slip faults are the [[transform f... - Christianity (47078 bytes)
60: ... America]] and [[Africa]] by European colonists, especially in the [[16th century|16th]] to [[19th century|...
62: ...0th centuries]] many Christian-oriented nations, especially in [[Western Europe]], became more secular. Mos...
88: ...ing to face a much more hostile secular society, especially during the rise of [[Communism]], the church cl...
100: ...nd growing movement within the Christian church, especially in the West and most visible in the United Stat...
102: ...itude has led to much disunity amongst churches, especially those with a large modernist influence. Evangel... - Lightning (33113 bytes)
65: ...ding sky with an apparent ''sheet'' of light. One special type of intracloud lightning is commonly called a...
69: ...is the second most common type of lightning. One special type of cloud-to-ground lightning is anvil lightn...
71: ...s return stoke, causing a ribbon effect. The last special type of cloud-to-ground lightning is staccato lig...
195: Many apparently lifeless victims, especially those who received a side flash, or only a port... - Pressure (9004 bytes)
41: - Mango (12190 bytes)
79: ...ride' (also known as '[[Bowen, Queensland|Bowen]] Special' - Saint Peter (16028 bytes)
52: ...on, which was missing its feet, was interred with special honor. Some archeologists propose that these are ...
61: ... as he remembered them. For of one thing he took especial care, not to omit anything he had heard, and not ... - Pope Leo I (11553 bytes)
41: ... but he strongly supported its dogmatic decrees, especially when, after the accession of the [[Leo I of the...
51: ... other bishop is charged with the care of his own special flock, the Roman with that of the whole Church. O... - Hand (6764 bytes)
4: ...appendage]] terminates. This part of the limb is especially used in grasping and holding. Each hand is a [[...
51: ...These muscles arise from the deep flexor (and are special because they have no bony origin) and insert on t... - Seismograph (4037 bytes)
20: ... was once a drum, recording one week per sheet on special graph paper. Now, the most common recorder is a ... - Horse (38916 bytes)
47: ==Specialized vocabulary==
117: ...ay of coat colors and distinctive markings, and a specialized vocabulary has evolved to describe them. In f...
167: ...fer greater riding challenges than other horses, especially the coldblood. They show more excitability, and...
189: ...s begin at 20 miles and peak at 100 miles. Note especially the [[Tevis Cup]].
222: ...which can serve as an impromptu [[quirt]]) and a special kind of saddle. The Western saddle has a very muc... - Horse tack (8580 bytes)
10: There are many types of saddles, each specially designed for its given task.
37: A '''lungeing cavesson''' is a special type of halter used for ''lungeing'' a horse. Lun...
83: ...en]] to brake the forward motion of the vehicle, especially when stopping or moving downhill. Horses guidin... - Fra Angelico (13116 bytes)
37: ...d exceeding devoutness. Exquisite as he is in his special mode of execution, he undoubtedly falls far short... - Baldassare Castiglione (7242 bytes)
23: ...e (''Sacco di Roma''), the Pope suspected him of "special friendship" for the Spanish emperor: effectively ... - French Revolution (36529 bytes)
68: ...owns, provinces, companies, and cities lost their special privileges.
76: ... as the "[[tithe|''d]]''," the cancellation of special privileges for the clergy, and the confiscation o... - Protestant Reformation (26890 bytes)
22: ...most prominent), textiles, [[Weapon|armaments]], especially stimulated by the [[Hundred Years War]], and mi...
34: ...To many, [[pope|papal]] institutions were rigid, especially regarding their views on just price and [[usury...
36: ...specially among well educated [[urbanite]]s, and especially considering the recent strings of political hum...
46: ... "the priesthood of all believers" (eschewing the special authority and power of the Roman Catholic sacrame...
72: ...ction of the territorial princes to Lutheranism, especially its Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms. With the chur... - Boto (5572 bytes)
53: ...ics and distribution. Society of Marine Mammalogy Special Publication Number 4. 231 pp.
57: ...an for the World's Cetaceans.'' IUCN/SSC Cetacean Specialist Group 2003, Reeves et al. [http://www.iucn.org... - Ape (10931 bytes)
49: ...onomy is one of gradual demotion of humans from a special position in the taxonomy to being one branch amon... - Beetle (4984 bytes)
69: The extraordinary number of beetle species poses special problems for [[Linnaean taxonomy|classification]]... - Bottlenose Dolphin (16802 bytes)
102: ... and ''Tursiops truncatus gilli'') serve as elite specialists on the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS ''En...
111: ...ics and distribution. Society of Marine Mammalogy Special Publication Number 4. 231 pp. - Congress of the United States (41315 bytes)
72: * Give specially favorable treatment in commerce or taxation to ...
129: ... Representatives has 20 standing committees. Each specializes in specific areas of legislation: foreign aff...
131: ... are selected by a [[caucus]] of party members or specially designated groups of members. [[Minority party|...
133: ...me are drawn up by standing committees; some by [[special committee]]s created to deal with specific legisl...
135: .... The complexity of national life today calls for special knowledge, which means that elected representativ... - United States Senate (35505 bytes)
18: ...e party leaders, however, would eventually grow, especially during the tenures of skilled leaders such as [...
21: ...tor"; this convention, however, does not have any special significance.
27: ...tead contested separately. A senator elected in a special election serves until the original six-year term ...
29: ...The interim appointee remains in office until the special election can be held. All states, with the sole e...
73: ...nstance, the [[Senate Watergate Committee]] was a special committee created to investigate the [[Watergate ... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
62: ...sunamis, non-destructive and undetectable without specialized equipment, occur frequently as a result of mi...
181: ...sunami/ NOVA: Wave That Shook The World] site and special report shot within days of the 2004 Indian Ocean ...
185: ...y.org/special/tsunami Development Gateway Tsunami Special] - Archery (18991 bytes)
9: .... Recently the Koreans have dominated the event, especially the women's divisions. At the Sydney 2000 games...
72: ...ay only be taken with a bow. In other localities, special bow hunting seasons are set aside to prevent inte... - Stock car racing (7372 bytes)
5: ...o differentiate such a car from a ''race car'', a special, custom-built car designed only for racing purpos... - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
55: ... of the Cubs, and things started to turn around, especially after they acquired the services of astute base...
80: ..., which is too short for major league standards, especially for a left field. Most batters are right-handed...
186: ...Image:Us_flag_large.png|20px]] [[Sonny Jackson]] (special assistant) - Milwaukee Brewers (8926 bytes)
140: ====Special mention==== - Oakland Athletics (34248 bytes)
49: ..., and had it burned, to symbolize the end of the ?special relationship? with the Yankees. More importantly... - Mountain biking (7992 bytes)
5: ...y parks) for common biking mountain countries and special bikes are preferred.
7: ...uated near to the end of [[1970s]] when the first special bikes were constructed. The first [[mountain bike...
9: ...sher, Trek, Cannondale, Scott, Giant, Schwinn and Specialized.
17: ...rougher than in cross-country racing. The bike is specialized and has a long travel suspension and powerful... - Golf (35905 bytes)
12: ...whole area from the ''teeing ground'' (an area of specially prepared grass from where a ball is first hit) ...
16: ...nd ''water hazards'' (lakes, ponds, rivers, etc). Special rules apply to playing balls that come to rest in...
20: ... is, ground from which a ball must not be played. Special rules apply to certain man-made objects on the co...
129: ...pment are carried in [[golf bag]]s . Golfers wear special [[shoe]]s with exchangeable spikes (or little pla...
136: ... since the 19th century have been better mowers, especially for the greens, better golf ball designs, using... - Surfing (15219 bytes)
24: ... an angle almost perpendicular to the land, these special locations, known as point breaks, can produce ver...
69: **Most of [[Hawaii]], especially the North Shore of [[Oahu]]. The North Shore is... - Computer (32773 bytes)
20: Novice users, especially children, often have difficulty understanding t...
64: ...mputing]] may be possible but are either used for special purposes or are still experimental.
76: ..., and [[Lord Kelvin]]'s Tide predictor [[1876]]), Special-Purpose devices that can compute a limited range ...
81: ...ir designs have been discarded. [[ENIAC]] was a special case in that it was indeed Turing-complete. Howe...
96: ====Special-purpose computers==== - Federal government of the United States (13380 bytes)
9: ...and the economy. In addition, each house can name special, or select, committees to study specific problems...
29: ...y not [[Dissolution|dissolve]] Congress or call [[special election]]s, but does have the power to [[pardon]...
43: ...of appeals, 94 district courts, and two courts of special jurisdiction. Congress today retains the power to...
45: ...courts|bankruptcy courts]] and the tax court, are specialized courts handling only certain kinds of cases. ... - Cephalopod (4875 bytes)
22: ... developed senses and large [[brain]]s. They have special skin cells called [[chromatophore]]s that change ... - Halloween (18290 bytes)
93: ...year, but that the vast majority (70.38%) have no special word for it. - Holi (3290 bytes)
1: ...ng colours at each other and meet and have fun. A special drink called 'thandai' or [[bhang]] (''[[Cannabis... - Organic chemistry (4970 bytes)
35: [[Polymers]] are a special kind of molecule. Generally considered "large" m... - Endangered species (12553 bytes)
2: ...extinct]]. Many countries have [[law]]s offering special protection to these species (forbidding [[hunting...
10: ...s listing is the [[IUCN Red List]], but many more specialized lists exist. - Albert Einstein (43065 bytes)
37: ...ian motion]], the [[photoelectric effect]], and [[special relativity]]) deserved [[Nobel Prize]]s. Only the...
56: ====Special relativity====
57: ...t. This paper introduced the [[special relativity|special theory of relativity]], a theory of time, distanc...
59: Special relativity solved the puzzle that had been appare...
63: ... are rejected. The theory came to be called the "special theory of relativity" to distinguish it from his ... - Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (14006 bytes)
11: ...th [[Hussars]] in [[India]]. In [[1895]] he held special service in [[Africa]] and returned to India in [[...
67: ...t about the need to restrain the sexual impulse, especially in his communications with boys. He incorporate... - Hot air balloon (8769 bytes)
24: There is a special type of hybrid balloon that has separate chambers... - Train (10331 bytes)
15: Special kinds of trains running on corresponding special 'railways' are [[atmospheric railway]]s, [[monora...
19: ...n carriages, though some parcel and mail trains (especially [[Travelling Post Office]]s) are outwardly more...
25: Special trains are also used for [[Rail tracks|track]] ma... - Airline (29546 bytes)
143: ...ch as lounges and frequent flyer programs), offer special interline tickets, and often engage in extensive ... - Parasitism (3164 bytes)
1: ...ost]]) is harmed. Parasitism can be considered a special case of [[predation]] since their effects on the ... - Ice skating (4786 bytes)
1: ...ades|parabolic]]) blade-like devices moulded into special [[boot]]s (or, more primitively, without boots, t...
8: ...mmon to skate where there are long, cold winters especially in places like the Netherlands. In the 18th cen... - Swimming (22854 bytes)
64: ...There are a number of specialized swimming styles specially for rescue purposes (''see [[List of swimming s...
68: ...submarine]] through a hatch or the torpedo tubes. Special equipment and techniques are also used to engage ...
118: ...one while exposing most of the body to sunlight, especially some areas usually covered (around the rims of ...
120: ...or example the wall of a pool, rocks, and boats, especially the propellers thereof, may result in injuries....
131: ...breasts is neither required nor desired. However, special swimsuits for competitive swimming, designed to r... - Italy (17022 bytes)
58: ...gna Graecia]], the [[Etruscan civilization]] and especially the [[Roman Republic]] and [[Roman Empire|Empir...
82: ...ife by the President of the Republic according to special constitutional provisions. Both houses are electe...
90: ...i'', singular ''regione''), of which five enjoy a special autonomous status, marked by an *: - Regions of Italy (3031 bytes)
3: ...yrol]], and [[Aosta Valley]]) have been granted a special status of autonomy based on cultural grounds and ... - Sicily (18450 bytes)
86: ...l Italian land reform of [[1950]]-[[1962|62]] and special funding from the ''Cassa per il Mezzogiorno'', th...
110: ...ar standard Italian spoken rather than Sicilian, especially among the young. - Mellotron (7426 bytes)
3: ...side-by-side keyboards with 18 selectable sets of specially-recorded sounds on the right keyboard such as s...
6: ... [[Hugh LeCaine]]'s [[1955]] keyboard-controlled "Special Purpose Tape Recorder", which he used when record... - Philosophy (30964 bytes)
45: ...his is also called ''"[[Western philosophy]]"'', especially when contrasted with ''"[[Eastern philosophy]]"...
83: [[Philosophy of education]] deserves special mention, as well; progressive education as champi...
98: ...o now focus being put on the post-modern period, especially [[existentialism]]. [[Etienne Gilson]], in his...
118: ...vitalized forms of philosophies of the ancients, especially of the pre-Socratics.
120: ...tly influenced 20th Century Catholic Philosophy, especially via [[Pope John Paul II]]. - Erasmus (18332 bytes)
27: ...d the whole "tragedy." In [[Switzerland]] he was especially exposed to criticism through his association wi...
38: ...general principles of honour and sincerity to the special functions of the Prince, whom he represents throu... - Sloth (5489 bytes)
16: ...and do not digest easily: sloths have very large, specialised, slow-acting [[stomach]]s with multiple compa...
18: ...they burn large amounts of energy doing so. Their specialised hands and feet have long, curved claws to all...
20: Sloth fur too exhibits specialised functions: the outer hairs grow in the opposi...
22: ...' apparent defencelessness, predators do not pose special problems: in the trees sloths have good camouflag... - Alfalfa (6719 bytes)
20: ...ing to 4.5 meters. This makes it very resilient, especially to droughts.
43: ... [[alfalfa leafcutter bee]], which is cultured in special beds near the seed fields, or [[honeybee]]s which... - Samburu (2862 bytes)
3: ...s of both [[European]] and [[African]] descent. A special permit issued by the administration was required ... - Gerald Ford (28942 bytes)
36: ...s chosen to serve on the [[Warren Commission]], a special task force set up to investigate the causes of, a... - John F. Kennedy (36524 bytes)
70: ...p://www.leanleft.com/archives/cat_reviews.html]. Especially troubling were the unusually huge margins in [[...
87: ...which included sending military advisers and U.S. special forces to the area. U.S. involvement in the area...
99: ... be permitted. However, there were many schools, especially in southern states, that did not obey this deci... - Lyndon B. Johnson (32801 bytes)
39: In [[1937]], Johnson ran for [[Congress]] in a special election for the [[United States House of Represe...
41: ...In [[1941]], Johnson ran for the U.S. Senate in a special election against the sitting [[governor of Texas]...
59: ...ighly successful "courtships" of older Senators, especially Senator [[Richard Russell, Jr.|Richard Russell]...
73: ... were unsubstantiated accusations of vote fraud, especially in [[Illinois]] (home of the [[political machin...
84: ...secretary, and appointed [[Jack Valenti]] as his "special assistant." - Richard Nixon (32863 bytes)
94: ...re]] in which he ordered [[Archibald Cox]], the [[special prosecutor]] in the Watergate case fired, as well...
105: ... July [[2003]], [[Jeb Stuart Magruder]], a former Special Assistant to the President, alleged that Nixon ha... - Dwight D. Eisenhower (37513 bytes)
307: ...lt, A Churchill|work=MSNBC D-Day 60th Anniversary Special Report|URL=http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5139714|date=M... - Warren G. Harding (30163 bytes)
64: ... (which happened some days after his death). In a special session of congress shortly after his inaugaratio...
70: ...capable and honest men to his Cabinet, including especially Hughes, [[Secretary of Commerce]] [[Herbert Hoo... - Performing arts (1198 bytes)
3: There is also a specialized form of [[fine art]] in which the artist ''pe...
7: ...adapt their [[physical appearance|appearance]] by special [[clothing]], [[Cosmetics|stage makeup]], etc.
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